Chapter 5.1 & 5.2 Vocabulary Quiz

__________ are traditional stories about gods and heroes.

• myths

• oracles

• dramas

• epics

A short tale that teaches a lesson is called a ______.

• fable
• epic

• myth

• drama

In the drama called a _______, a person struggles to overcome difficulties but fails.

1.  An _____, is  a priest or priestess speaking on behalf of a god or goddess.  

A _____ is a story told by actors who pretend to be characters in a story.

• epic

• comedy

• tragedy

• drama

______________ are long poems about heroic deeds.

• Epics

• Fables

• Sophists

• Comedies

________ comes from the Greek word for “love of wisdom” and means to study the nature and meaning of life.

A way of teaching that used a question-and-answer format to force students to their reasons to see things for themselves is called .

• Philosophy

• Sophists

• Socratic Method
• Socrates

______________ are thinkers who seek wisdom and ponder questions about life.

• Sophists

• Fablists

• Historians

• Philosophers

________ believed that people should use knowledge to improve themselves and developed the art of public speaking and debate and were teachers in ancient Greece.

• Socratic Method

• Sophists
• Philosophers

• Historians